Shloka 42
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
ग्रहीतुकामो विक्रम्य सर्वयत्नेन माधवम् । ग्रहीतुं नाशकच्चैन त॑ त्वं प्रार्थथसे बलात्
grahītukāmo vikramya sarvayatnena mādhavam | grahītuṃ nāśakac cainaṃ taṃ tvaṃ prārthathase balāt ||
वह पराक्रम करके और सब उपायों से माधव (श्रीकृष्ण) को पकड़ना चाहता था, पर उन्हें पकड़ न सका। और तुम उसी श्रीकृष्ण को बलपूर्वक अपने वश में करना चाहते हो!
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura warns against arrogant reliance on coercion: one cannot subdue the righteous and divinely protected (here, Kṛṣṇa) through brute force. Ethical governance requires restraint, discernment, and respect for dharma rather than prideful compulsion.
In the tense lead-up to war, Vidura rebukes the idea of forcibly controlling or arresting Kṛṣṇa. He points out that even a powerful aggressor who tried with all efforts failed to seize Kṛṣṇa, so attempting to overpower Him now is both futile and morally misguided.